An Empirical Investigation of Organizational Effectiveness and Performance.

Abstract

A model for studying organizational effectiveness is proposed. Using the model, economic, behavioral, and attitudinal indicators of retail store performance were collected for a three year period. Predictors included: community buying power, local unemployment rate, organizational climate, and aggregate measures of the quality of store personnel such as training, education, and tenure. Predictors and criteria were multidimensional and stable over time. The results, however, were rather weak with R2 for predictor sets often being less than .10. It was concluded that effectiveness is multidimensional and multidetermined. And, that the relative strengths of relationships can vary depending on key situational factors such as industry and technology. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 1983
Accession Number
ADA132361

Entities

People

  • James R. Terborg

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Factor Analysis
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

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